Toy representing an egg-laying hare



Feb. 12, 1929. 1,702,134

G. SACHS TOY REPRESENTING AN EGG LAYING HARE Filed NOV. 30, 1926 l atented Feb. 12 i929.

UNITE STATES GOTTFRIED SACHS, F OBERI-IOCHSTADT, GERMANY.

TDY REPRESENTING AN EGG-LAYING- HARE.

Application filed November 3 This invention relates to an improved toy representing an egg-laying hare and which is illustrated on the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. l is a side view thereol with an internal mechanism, partly in section, while Figs. 2 and 3 are plan views of two details of said mechanism, partly in section.

In the hollow body 1 oi the toy representing a hare and n'mde o't any appropriate material an elongated sheet-metal case 2 is in sorted at the rear thereof so as to point from the rear end in upwardly inclined direction. At the lower end of said case, a driving-axle 4 is located and titted with a handle 3 by means of which a clock-spring 5 on said az-cle can he wound-up for driving the latter. Said axle carries a pinion 6 which is in gear with a toothed edge of a cam-disc- 7 mounted on an axle 8. Said cam-disc has a plurality of arched cams 9 thereon arranged like the paddles ot' a paddle-wheel (Fig. 2). The outer faces of said cams 9 are in contact with one end of a rod 10 the other end of which is pivoted to a. link 11 integral with the pivot 12 on which the ears 13 of the hare are mounted, said other end 01' the rod 10 being Further in slot-aml-pin connection with a knee-lever ll fulcrumed at 15 and carrying the eye-lids 1.6 of the bare.

The axle F3 carries further the ratchetwheel 17 having, a plurality of teeth 18 thereon corresponding to the number of cams 9 on the cam-disc 7 and adapted to successively engage in a chute 19 through a slot 19 lhereiin said chute leading from the upper part o t the neck ot the bare to l'iehind said case .2 and terminating at the tail of the hare, which liorl'ns a loosely l'iingrcd lid for the same. The ratchet vheel 17 is acted upon 1 a spring: ill of slight braking action onsurin a uniform run of the driving mechanism described.

The operation is as folloWs:-F1rst, the

0, 1926. Serial No. 151,775.

chute 19 filled from above with Easter and the clock-spring 5 is wound-up, whereby the axles i and 8 are set in rotation, while the ratchet-wheel 1'? acts to advance the in the chute 19 so that they are successively delivered therefrom at the lower end thereof through the loosely hinged lid (tail) 20. At the same time, the rod 10 is moved in upward direction whereby the ears and eye-lids of the hare are moved each time when an is laid.

To return said rod int its initial position, a coil-spring 22 is arr; nged at the upper end thereof and compressed during the upward movement of the rod, While lateral guides 23 on. the case 2 serve to s curely guide the lower end of the rod 10 during its reciprocations.

To arrest the clock-spring mechanism, if desired, a stop 2 may he provided and adapted to engage between the teeth 18 for the object in View.

lVhat I claim, is 2-- In. a toy representing a hare having inovahle ears and eyelids, in combination, a case, a chute adapted to contain arranged within said case, an arrestable clocl' spring mechanism mounted within said case, an axle for said mechanism, means for winding said mechanism. a rod connected with the movable ears and eye-lids, said connecting rod being); slidahly mounted within said case, a cam disk contacting with said connecting rod to move the ears and eye-lids, a. ratchet wheel mounted on the axle of the clock spring nicchanisin and whose projecting teeth enter said chute tor projecting: the consecutively down the same, and a push rod structurally located so that its movement shall brake said ratchet wheel by Contact therewith.

in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

GOTTFRIED SACHS. 

